The Insurance Couch Podcast - Employee benefits: Why caregiving support drives productivity (2/3)

<p>Get Your Insurance Fix on “The Insurance Couch” Podcast! ⁠⁠Join <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliverlang/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Oliver Lang⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>, former CEO of InsurTech Unicorn Wefox/One Insurance, supervisory board member and advisor and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikolaussuehr/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nikolaus Sühr,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> Co-Founder and CEO of InsurTech enabler ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://www.kasko.io/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠KASKO⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ as they bring you unique insights from their experiences in the insurance world.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, they speak about why long-term care is an important societal challenge, but not necessarily one that employers should address through insurance alone. Instead, they explore how employee benefits can have a greater impact by helping employees navigate the practical challenges of caring for relatives and dealing with other unexpected personal situations that affect productivity.</p><p><br></p><p>Here are the key takeaways:</p><ul><li>Covering the cost of long-term care is a major challenge in many countries.</li><li>That doesn&#39;t mean employers should cover employees&#39; long-term care costs through a benefit programme.</li><li>What really drives employee productivity is helping employees navigate their relatives&#39; long-term care needs.</li><li>The real value lies in services, helping employees find the right organisations and support, rather than simply providing financial benefits.</li><li>The same principle applies more broadly: programmes that help employees deal with unexpected personal challenges are often the most valuable.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Listen to “The Insurance Couch” to stay tuned for the newest chatter about the industry!</p>